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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...
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Enhancement for IDz - Prompt to Continue before Timeout

The IDz enhancement we are requesting is to add a new IDz client side prompt that will allow the user to elect to maintain their session with the IDz host (RSE daemon) even if the RSE idle client timeout period has been reached. This request is re...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

New install option to disable Kerberos Authentication

We have Blue Prism RPA (Robotic Process Automation) in use to automate TN3270 access. If IBM Personal Communication is also installed on the same machine Blue Prism Login Agent is not connecting. This problem is caused by the Kerberos feature of P...
about 4 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Planned for future release

Different methods to connect with IDZ Debugger

Our new VPN software is not functioning with the TCP connection or does not allow connectivity through the IP address/port number. Looking for alternative methods of connecting IDZ Debugger session back to the user when TCP connection is unavailable.
5 months ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Increase ITOMWeb the 40 character limitation to 100 characters in the password dialog box.

RACF currently supports 100 characters for passphrases and allowing ITOMweb to match this limit aligns them with this RACF limitation. This would allow users to have a secure password / passphrase created and used by all of our IBM products.
5 months ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 0 Functionality already exists

IMS Connect support for NodeJS

NodeJS is currently supported by z/OS Connect. We would like the ability to communicate directly to IMS Connect from a NodeJS program using TMRA.
almost 7 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / General ES 2 Not under consideration

Support of INGREQ Type=NORM/IMMED/FORCE

In System Automation three different Types are supported by INGREQ to stop a system or application (NORM,IMMED,FORCE). GDPS only supports TYPE=NORM by default. We would like to get a parameter where we can specify Type=NORM/IMMED/FORCE each time w...
over 7 years ago in GDPS 10 Not under consideration

(De-)Provision zCX instance with zospt

zCX instances get provisioned and removed using predefined z/OSMF workflows. The required workflow definition files already exist but lack of being fully automated: the first step which gathers instance information by user interaction and the last...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Provisioning Toolkit / Workflow 1 Not under consideration

IMS TM Resource Adapter support on Spring Boot

We have several Java applications needing to invoke IMS transactions running on Cloud Native Platform (Pivotal Cloud Foundry). It would be beneficial if support was added for Spring Boot functionality for deployment of the resource adapter TMRA.
over 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

DBB user Build Configuration enhancements

Currently all the IDz users needs to do some settings related to DBB User build Configuration for the first time before they can invoke the user build.By adding the below two functionality to DBB user build we think we can better manage the g...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Future consideration

System Shutdown Boost Enhancements

When a system is being shutdown system automation checks if any recovery boosts are active.If any are active then the shutdown boost is not activated by system automation.This means that when you shutdown multiple systems one after the other in a ...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 4 Not under consideration

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